Country project information - India
In November 2005, STOP AIDS NOW! hosted the first workshop on managing HIV and AIDS in the workplace. The November meeting outlined the need for internal mainstreaming programmes for NGOs. During a second meeting, the design and structure for these programmes were determined and the STOP AIDS NOW! partners invited 45 counterparts to participate in the project. Most organisations agreed that HIV and AIDS need to be considered as NGO workplace issues.
The project is based on the following vision:
Establishing an enabling working environment that is responsive to the challenges of HIV and AIDS
The overarching aim of the project is:
“To strengthen the capacity of the participating organisations within a three-year period in order to develop and implement workplace policies related to HIV and AIDS and create an enabling environment to promote prevention and positive living for communities and staff.”
Project objectives
The Country Project India offers the local NGOs support in:
- Facilitating sensitization programmes on internal mainstreaming
- Facilitating capacity building programmes for key staff to prepare their workplace policies in collaboration with the Project Group and the Indian Network for People with HIV/AIDS
- Facilitating the development and implementation of internal mainstreaming programmes
- Organising linking and learning programmes
- Strengthening lobby and advocacy
Major activities during the first year of the project:
- Baseline and related research proposals
- Baseline study on the knowledge levels and needs of STOP AIDS NOW! partner NGOs and ranking the organisations according to their knowledge, attitudes and needs
- Identification of the available educational resources in order to develop a standard information package
- Consultation with NGO directors to give them ‘ownership’ of the programme
- Three annual central skills-building workshops for the organisations involved
Project documents
Fact sheet applied research: India, Phase one
(by YRG Care)
This fact sheet provides an overview of the key findings and quantitative data of phase one of the applied research.
Report applied research: India, Phase one
This report provides an overview of the key findings and quantitative data of phase one of the applied research.
Annual report 2008
This report contains information on the activities that were carried out during 2008, in the pilot project in India. The report is written by the local project coordinator Saud Akthar.
Report workshop New Delhi 13-14 May, 2008
This report summarizes the presentations and main conclusions of the two days work shop on Managing HIV and AIDS in the workplace.
Annual report 2007
This report contains information on the activities that were carried out during 2007, in the pilot project in India. The report is written by the local project coordinator Saud Akthar.
Half-year project report January-June 2007
This report contains information on the activities that were carried out in the pilot project in India January-June 2007, written by the local project coordinator Saud Akthar.
Project plan South India: Managing HIV and AIDS in the NGO workplace
Report on Managing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace workshop: STOP AIDS NOW! initiative, 17- 19 October 2006, Bangalore, India
This report contains proceedings, emerging issues and agreed actions arising from the three-day workshop on Managing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace for partner organisations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
